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What are some of your favorite native wildflowers?
Coreopsis tinctoria
Uses: The Cherokee used the root tea for diarrhea and as an emetic. In navajo tradition the root is used as as general tonic. In portugal a tea of the flowering tops is used to treat symptoms of diabetes. An infusion of flowering tops, rich in bioactive flavonoids, when taken for three weeks was found to increase glucose tolerance in animal experiments.
